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:iconnamelessfaithlessgod:
The Fighter Collection's Supermarine Spitfire LF.Vb at the Imperial War Museum Duxford Jubilee Airshow 2012.
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*jet3270 Dec 20, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
I have just been building this plane in a small model, and it's just so pleasing to see it in real life! Thank you for sharing this cracking photo!
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:iconblackhedgehog13:
I've been woundering why are the wing tips cut?
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:iconnamelessfaithlessgod:
The modification is known as the "clipped wing" and it increases the roll rate of the aircraft. It also gave the aircraft a slightly improved airspeed at lower altitudes. Mk.V variant was the first to encounter the FW-190. I'm sure you will know that the FW-190 was a very potent fighter and for the first time in the war the Spitfire was thouroughly outclassed by this new German machine. The clipped wing I guess helped redress the balance, though the Spitfire was never really a match for the FW-190 until the Mk.IX was introduced.
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:iconblackhedgehog13:
ah thank you for the insight
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:iconmycrophage:
Great plane, great shot !
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:iconnamelessfaithlessgod:
She certainly is a beauty! I thank you for the kind words. :)
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:iconmycrophage:
You're very welcome =)
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`davincipoppalag May 28, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
another great shot
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